Comparison of BitTorrent sites

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This is a comparison of web sites that provide information about files distributed with the BitTorrent peer to peer protocol. This includes BitTorrent trackers, indexes, and search engines.

The "alexa rank" column shows a site's popularity, as reported by the web service Alexa. The lower a site's alexa rank, the greater its popularity. The information in the "alexa rank" column was last updated on 2007-01-09, and the information in the "Torrents indexed" column was last updated on 2007-01-02.

[edit] Search Engines

A BitTorrent search engine returns results from its database of torrent files hosted on other sites.

Name and/or address	Mandatory Registration for Download	Mandatory Registration for Upload	Torrents indexed	Alexa Ranking	Extra Information
Bittorrent search	No	No (link, not upload)		1,558 [1]	Developed by BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen.
btjunkie	No	No	997,685 [2]	2,284 [3]	World's largest BitTorrent search engine.
Coda.fm	No	No	2,154 [4]	N/A [5]	Music torrents directory.
Fenopy	No	No	360,606 [6]	7,775 [7]
NIKITO.SU	No	No	14,606 [8]	5,775 [9]
Fulldls.com	No	No	343,422 [10]	8,489 [11]
IsoHunt	No	Yes	460,785 [12]	337 [13]
Meganova	No	No	344,608 [14]	3,303 [15]
Mininova	No	No	191,359 [16]	216 [17]	Prohibits adult content.
myBittorrent	No	No		4,350 [18]	Uses MultiTorrents.
Snarf-It	No	No	337,235 [19]	4,237 [20]
Torrent Portal	No	Yes	610,940 [21]	1,806 [22]	Prohibits adult content.
TorrentWizard.com	No	No	812,340 [23]	N/A [24]
Adult Torrent Portal	No	Yes	1008 [25]	62,781 [26]	Allow adult content.
Torrent Locomotive	No	No	200,713 [27]	216,981 [28]
Torrentreactor	No	Yes	648,852 [29]	1,351 [30]
Torrentz.ws	No	N/A	201,456 [31]	26,690 [32]	Bittorrent and media rss/xml search engine.
Zoozle	No	N/A		273,031 [33]	English and German torrents.
Name and/or address	Mandatory Registration for Download	Mandatory Registration for Upload	Torrents indexed	Alexa Ranking	Extra Information

[edit] Meta-Search Engines

These search engines get their results by forwarding the query to other search engines or tracker sites.

Name and/or address	Mandatory Registration for Download	Sites searched	Alexa Ranking	Searches sites "all at once"	Extra Information
Torrent Scan	No	18 [34]	15,849 [35]	No
Torrent Finder	No	159 [36]	11,936 [37]	No
TorrentPond.com	No	15 [38]	53,382 [39]	No	Blocks all searches for adult material.
torrents.to	No	15 [40]	9,282 [41]	No
Torrentz	No		584 [42]	Yes
MajorTorrent	No			Yes
Name and/or address	Mandatory Registration for Download	Sites Searched	Alexa Ranking	Searches sites "all at once"	Extra Information

[edit] Public Trackers

A Public Tracker is a BitTorrent Tracker that allows anyone to download torrents from them without mandatory registration.

Name and/or address	Mandatory Registration for Download	Mandatory Registration for Upload	Torrents in database	Alexa Ranking	Extra Information
BushTorrent	No	Yes		105,518 [43]
#eztv @ EFNET	No			15,627 [44]	TVrip distributor.
Sladinki007	N/A	N/A		128,415 [45]
ThePirateBay	No	Yes	1,688,387 [46]	106 [47]	The world's largest tracker.
TopTorrents	N/A	No		122,184 [48]	Open public tracker, and searchable index of torrent uploads from other sites.
TLMP	No	Yes		321,290 [49]	The Linux Mirror Project is an online tracker which is used to host, serve & seed Linux distributions.
Torrentbox	No	Yes		333,9 [50]
Name and/or address	Mandatory Registration for Download	Mandatory Registration for Upload	Torrents in database	Alexa Ranking	Extra Information

[edit] Private Trackers

A Private tracker is a BitTorrent Tracker that requires mandatory registration to allow downloading torrents.

These sites send specially tailored torrent files to each user, allowing them to monitor the users' upload behavior and punish leeches.

Name and/or address	Torrents in database	Alexa Ranking	Focus	Invitation Only	Extra Information
BitmeTV		11,011 [51]	Television series and programs	Yes
Boxtorrents	2,765 [52]	11,645 [53]	Anime, Manga, Live Action, and OSTs.	No	Registration currently closed
Cheggit	21,366 [54]	3,607 [55]	Pornography	No	Requires uploaders to post screenshots.
PowerTracker (rus)		71,606 [56]	General	No	Torrent tracker for russian-speaking people. Free registration.
Empornium	32,111 [57]	1,456 [58]	Pornography	No	Registration is currently open and doesn't require payment .
File List		4,549 [59]		No
File MP3		8,644 [60]	MP3 files	No
I Love Torrents		39,520 [61]	General	No
iPodNova		39,347 [62]	iPod optimized videos	No	Registration currently open.
Pure TnA	21,427 [63]	1,111 [64]	Pornography	No	Requires uploaders to post screenshots
Swebits		14,469 [65]	Swedish "scene releases"	No	Very strict ratio rules.
TvTorrents		11,578 [66]	Television shows	Partial	If you don't have an invitation code you must first seed someting before you can download.
SceneLeech		53642,483 [67]	All new 0-Sec Torrents	No	Open Signups for Few weeks ONLY
What.cd	198,815 (As of 7/7/08)	9,873 [68]	lossless and lossy music	Yes	Lots of FLAC. Strict uploading rules.
Rarbg.com	31,808 (As of 02/8/08)	13,215 [69]	Lots of new torrents	No	Lots of torrents
Name and/or address	Torrents in database	Alexa Ranking	Focus	Invitation Only	Extra Information

[edit] Feature Comparison

	legal only	is a tracker	directory	sortable	one click download	comments	tracker amalgamation	public	private	RSS	specialization
AnimeSuki	Unlicensed only	No	Yes	Only new torrents	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	unlicensed anime
Anirena	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	anime
BigTorrent	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	anime
BiteNova	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Bitmetv	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	Yes	?	TV
BitTorrent	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
BTMon	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
BTJunkie	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
BushTorrents	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
DC Hubs	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Dinastar-elec	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Linux
Fenopy	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
FlixFlux	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Film
fulldls	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
isoHunt	No	Yes	No	Not new torrents	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
MajorTorrent	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
MegaNova	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Mininova	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
MyBittorrent	No	No	Yes	Not working	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
NewTorrents	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
NorBits	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	Yes	Yes	Norwegian stuff
ScrapeTorrent	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Snarf-it	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
The Pirate Bay	No	Yes	Yes	Not the top 100	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
TorrentBox	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Torrent-Finder	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	other sites
TorrentLeech	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	No	Yes	Yes	?
TorrentPortal	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
TorrentReactor	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
TorrentSpy	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
TorrentValley	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Torrentz	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
RARBG	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
	legal only	is a tracker	directory	sortable	one click download	comments	tracker amalgamation	public	private	RSS	specialization

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